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Wasn't he our QB coach years ago? I'm assuming in the post-Kelly era, probably RJ/DF time frame.

Bear in mind, that w/ the Exclusive Rights FA, we only have the ability to 'lock' them in for 1 year, after which they become Unrestricted, so he DOES have some bargaining power in that he can choose to sign only for 1 year. WRT how much he's worth, AFAIC he hasn't proven anything yet so I would think it imprudent to give him a large SB. I wouldn't give him more than $3m up front tops, and preferably around $2m. Let his salaries escalate so that if he is good, we pay him decent coin. I'd go for something like 4 yrs, $2m SB, w/ salaries of maybe $500k, $2m, $4m, $5m. I guess that works out to $13.5m, but the big factor is how it's structured.

IIRC, during training camp either this year or most likely last, he "visited" and worked w/ the kickers & punters some.

I could be mistaken, but didn't that also happen to the hot blonde that got shot (forgot her name) b4 she saw/heard something odd as I recall her telling Sayid about?

Tuna on rye. Toasted. Lettuce. Light on the mayo. Do I need to put some sort of emoticon to show I'm being facetious?

At least in the past, this was not the case & teams actually typically lost money going to the playoffs (& SB). They have the same expenses as a regular season game, presumably only having ticket gate revenue, etc. to offset it (i.e. no extra tv revenue share). TV is where all the owners make the bulk of their $.

Sorry, I couldn't get over the inaccuracy of the 1st statement about the 40th ANNIVERSARY of the SB. Was there a SB one year b4 SB I that I missed? I realize that Roman numerals aren't well suited for arithmatic functions, but best I can figure XL - I = XXXIX.

I think w/ him being hired as Asst O-line, that implies that McNally is being retained. You don't typically hire assts b4 the person they'll be helping.

I think that would be imprudent. There's a reason these guys work 100 hour work weeks. Even a margin advantage must be sought (like not announcing your starting QB or how hurt a rookie's wrist is ). Having an extra brain/hand to delegate to is advantageous. As for just a 'figure head' DC, have you ever trained someone? In most instances, it takes more effort & time than doing it yourself.

Because it was a negotiation & usually in a negotiation you can't always get what you want. (but if you try sometime... ) Suppose it went something like this: Snyder : We really like you Gregggg & think you're doing a swell job & would like to keep you here for the forseeable future. Greggggg: Thanks, Danny boy, but I'd really like to be a HC somewhere. What are you proposing? Snyder : How 'bout we extend your contract a few years & I'll give you $100k extra a year & a lovely shrubbery? Gregggg: Nope, not interested. How 'bout $10m/yr to remain here as an Asst HC? Snyder : What, do you think I'm made out of money? How bout a 1 or 2 Mill raise/yr & if we don't let you succeed Gibbs, we'll give you an extra $2m? Greggggg: Okay, sounds fair.

I don't think that's at all atypical. Every year, several coaches get promoted and more 'come out of no where'. To make room for these coaches, either someone else needs to be removed from the coaching pool (retire/not hired) or be demoted. Every year a sizable %age of coaches get displaced. Some x % (I'd guess < 50%) find equivalent employment elsewhere. Some get completely displaced (looks like Bates & Sherman might fall into this category). The rest accept demotions. Happens all the time. Look around the league at the # of ex-HC as Coordinators &/or ex-Coords as positional coaches.

I would assume not. The problem lies w/ the phone line, not w/ anything to do w/ the computer. It's sorta like asking 'his teenage daughter is on the phone all the time. How do I get through?'. The one thing that he might be able to do (not that he would necessarily want to), is subscribe to 'call waiting'. Depending on how the modem is setup, the incoming click is usually sufficient for the modem to drop the line. If the modem speaker was on (mighty annoying in my book), your father would then be able to tell that the line was dropped due to an incoming call. The other possibility, although it's unlikely available if he does indeed live in the middle of no where, is have him switch to either a DSL or ISDN line.

Gotta say that my 2 semesters of French in college were about as much of a waste as the rest of my education, but I guess I know enough to make that LOL funny.

My guess is slightly later than that. Typically maybe the 10th or so. We're all too lazy to Google it, huh?

Dude. PC's have this accessory called a calculator. It's easier to use than Google.

How 'bout resurrecting who/where it all started? Yvel Vram Then again, a thought just came to mind - Jauron (You're on), sorta the opposite would be "I'm Off" Maybe I'm Off kitty-cat? (I think you can follow that logic )

I get mine professionally sharpened. IIRC, it cost like $5 whereas new ones cost ~$15. Only problem is that the place that does it locally takes FOREVER to get around to doing it. Consequently, if you find you have a dull chain & actually have a use for your chainsaw now, you end up buying ANOTHER new chain. I now have several. Yes, I'd say it's worth it, although NBD one way or the other. As someone suggested, it works better if you have 2 (or more) chains that you rotate.

Actually, I think a very solid argument could be made that they do. Bear in mind that I don't have any actual stats to back this claim up, so it might be totally bogus, but follow this argument - In most industries, positions that are very demanding, selective and pay extremely well (for instance, CEOs of big companies, major law partners, etc) a very high percentage of those positions are held by Ivy Leaguers, far greater than their representation in the general population. NFL coaches share these same characteristics (demanding, slective & $), yet I suspect that the %age of these positions held by Ivy leaguers is probably smaller than that in other industries and even possibly less than that of the general population. This seems like a more valid case of unfair discrimination than the current claims of racial discrimination in the NFL.

Jauron went to Yale, didn't he? Don't Ivy Leaguers count as a minority in the NFL?

I think it's a combination of things. 1st, obviously April does a great job. But much of the credit must also go to Mularkey for emphasizing ST & allowing starters to be used extensively (One of the few + about MM, IMO). Just look how good the Rams ST were w/ April while under Martz. They were among the leagues worse. Finally, you need to have the players. Which begs the question, if we can manage to be the best ST in the league, why are we among both the worse O & D?

2 reasons why not: 1) it means he won't be able to devote as much time to our ST, which will likely cause them to slip. i.e. We lose someone who by all counts has done an EXCELLENT job. 2) No HC experience. This'll mean our 3rd on-the-job training HC in a row. I'd rather not have him learn at our expense. That said, out of the leading candidates I've seen mentioned, I like him the best. (More by default than anything else.) He's obviously familiar w/ our roster. (I've seen it mentioned that ST coaches get to interact w/ virtually the whole roster, rather than only 1/2 or just a few players.) Also, from what I perceive of him, he seems to have a lot going for him, i.e. he's a good coach. p.s. Another potential plus he has going, which I hope isn't a consideration though I fear it might be, being an unknown, he'll likely come cheap.

Ah, a bit of googling -

2 more that quickly came to me were Jeff Nixon singing & Lewis a leapin.

Okay, the important questions: What is Sky network & how do I subscribe?

I don't think that cap space as of the beginning of the year is indicative of how well you handle the cap. What I would consider to be well managed is not mortgaging the future at the expense of the present and not having dead cap space (which is in essense paying for past performance in the present). That is the fiscally responsible approach that allows you to (theoretically) be competitive at all times. The other approach is to borrow to enhance performance. This is what Butler did. It allows you to (theoretically) field a better team now at the expense of sometime in the future. Managing the cap well allows you the flexibility to affordably borrow if the need arises (i.e. like signing Milloy or a Corey Simon when many/most teams couldn't feasible come up w/ the space.) I haven't seen the cap #s that you use for your calculations, but since there's both a min & a max allowed cap dictated by the CBA, I suspect that the $/win is largely a function of # of wins.